Subject: Doctors who support REJECTING the minus lens (consistent with passing the 20/40 or DMV line)

Reference: It is truly difficult to get a child to 1) Get that nose off the page and 2) Put on that +2.5 reading glass.

Here is proof that doctors do advocated this - as I do.

This is commentary about helping a child with prevention.

++++From Klump:

Hi Alex,We are working through the lessons with our seven year old daughter.Currently taking centimeter measurements AM and PM for 3 days. We are seeing-2.25 for both eyes consistently.

It is helpful to read the adult web program along with the child program. Thankyou for making that available.

What plus lenses would you recommend for her? She has never worn + or – glasses.I noticed a post where someone with -2.25 purchased +1 lenses with a goodoutcome.

So thankful to come across your program because 6 months of Bates yieldedlittle, though we did make adjustments to her near work (loves to read) and shedidn't get any worse in that time.

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From Alex Frauenfeld:

If only we could rid the world of Bates methods literature …

You must have been quite persistent, getting her to do those exercises for sixmonths!

The best option, if available, would be to visit a convenience store that sellsreading glasses, and testing varying prescriptions to suit her distance. If not,an inexpensive pair of +0.50 and one with +1.00 (if you buy them online).

There is no need to be aggressive about this process, at all. It is small butpersistent strain that caused the myopia. As long as we eliminate that strain(better close-up distance practices, less close-up time), it is just a small bitof positive stimulus necessary, to get improvement.

The important thing is to have patience, and participate, helping her findactive focus. Past that, especially if she enjoys the process (and improvingeyesight), things will progress quickly

Dr. Alex

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As always, the difficult part is the get the parents to get the child to wearthe plus for all close work. I sympathize all people who object to the plus.

But equally, there is little choice (in true prevention) except to wear it.

Subject: I got this statement from Peter. I keep an open mind - and hope we all can do that.

When anyone seeks to "choke off" a discussion - it does damage science - in so many ways.

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Subject: As Dr. Bates presents the concept - we would avoid wearing the minus lens - consistent with passing the required DMV (20/40 line) on our own Snellen.

I am in total disagreement with this statement:

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Often children do not like wearing their eyeglasses although the prescription is correct. Distraction, positive reinforcement, and incentives can help children develop the habit of wearing their glasses.

If all else fails, your ophthalmologist can prescribe an eyedrop that blurs vision when the glasses are not in place. This often helps overcomes the child's initial resistance to wearing glasses.